Cessna 414 Chancellor crash, Oct 20, 1984, Cheyenne
Cessna 414 Chancellor accident on October 20, 1984 near Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Ice accumulation and an overweight...
- Date: October 20, 1984
- Aircraft: Cessna 414 Chancellor
- Location: Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Ice accumulation and an overweight takeoff; investigators found no airframe, flight control or engine failure before the wires were struck.
A Cessna 414 took off from Cheyenne in snow under instrument conditions for Salt Lake City. It struggled to climb, struck power lines shortly after takeoff and crashed into homes in a residential area, and the aircraft was destroyed. No fatalities were reported.